Arrange the following places linked with the Chishti silsila from west to east:
(A) Delhi
(B) Ajodhan
(C) Chisht
(D) Ajmer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C, B, D, A
(C) Chisht — First. Chisht, the town that gave the Chishti order its name, is in central Afghanistan, the farthest west of the four.
(B) Ajodhan — Second. Ajodhan, where Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar's dargah stands, is in Pakistan, east of Afghanistan.
(D) Ajmer — Third. Ajmer in Rajasthan has the dargah of Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi, further east inside India.
(A) Delhi — Fourth. Delhi, with the dargahs of Kaki, Nizamuddin Auliya and Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli, lies farthest east of the four.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.1 Khanqahs and silsilas … “MAJOR TEACHERS OF THE CHISHTI SILSILA YEAR OF DEATH LOCATION OF DARGAH” “Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli 1356 Delhi” |